The President
of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind hosted an ‘At Home’ reception for freedom
fighters on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Quit India
Movement today (August 9, 2017) at the Rashtrapati
Bhavan.
On the
occasion, the President honoured and felicitated 93 freedom fighters from
across the country in the presence of the Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari;
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi; Union Minister for Home Affairs Shri Rajnath
Singh and other dignitaries.
Each
of the freedom fighters was gifted an electric kettle with a personal message
from the President. In his message, the President said “I extend warm greetings to you
on the 75th Anniversary of the Quit India Movement. The nation is
proud of our freedom fighters and salutes them. This small token is our
people’s appreciation of your successful struggle against colonialism. I wish
you happiness, good health and a long life.”
On
the occasion, the President also released a
set of 8 Commemorative Postage Stamps on 75 years of 1942 Freedom
Struggle.
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List of freedom fighters, attended the function is attached.
List of 8 Commemorative Postage Stamps on 75
years of 1942 Freedom Struggle is attached.
